Generation Rent or Generation Patient?Why Fife’s Under-34s Are Taking Longer to Buy a Home (Watch/Read/Listen)

PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/38Vp1cpk1iDBLciGtUCzgD?si=xoMFyV_VR5eOaEWCvE_bmA

It’s no great revelation that young people in Fife are finding it increasingly difficult to buy a home. Rising living costs, modest wage growth, and stricter mortgage lending rules have all contributed to a noticeable shift in the housing landscape. For many under 34, homeownership feels more like a long-term goal than a near-term reality.

FIFE PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE  27TH JUL – 2ND AUG 2025 (Watch/Read/Listen)

PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0C9ZoVbkdSeBacKYr9lsyQ?si=BMYLhYwgT_G3aH8FrA820A

Weekly round up on what’s driving the Fife Property market including a look at recent listings, sales and coming soon:

EP 186: THE WEALTH CREATION SHOW: Driving Force (Watch/Listen)

PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rgczKnzw2QGtDlKfhs7Vo?si=wPhrnS_fTLCu5fxmkOizbw

The driving force behind life and success is multifaceted, encompassing ambition, passion, motivation, vision, and a strong sense of purpose.

FPTV (EP 259) AVOIDING FALL-THROUGHS: Keep Your Sale Alive And On Track

Did you know that around 30% of home sales in the UK fall through? It’s one of the worst rates in the world and causes a lot of heartache.

Having plumped your cushions and tidied every day to prepare for viewings and find a buyer, watching your sale collapse can be a real blow, leaving you upset, out of pocket, and unsure of the future.

FPTV (P 258) LANDLORDS AND AUCTIONS: Bid, Budget And Bank A Buy-To-Let Gem (Watch/Read/Listen)

PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0e2swymAXi9OMxFNHzTpTn?si=84MbzJXPTjS7jeDLZtEkDQ

Landlords are getting more creative to offset higher taxes with bigger profits, and buying a property at auction can be a brilliant move, offering a unique pathway to greater returns and faster turnarounds.

The viability of a rental property can be massively boosted by reducing your tax liabilities while increasing your allowable expenses and buying a fixer-upper at auction can tick both those boxes.

THE GREAT FIFE BUNGALOW: Why it’s back in fashion (and why it never really went out) (Watch/Read/Listen)

PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7mJkLLqVNkjrN1ez0TkLd0?si=3KHFtSIIShWmiQ51SpWXRg

In an age of towering new build flats and sprawling three-storey town homes, there is something refreshingly honest about a bungalow. No stairs. No split-level gimmicks. Just a simple, all on one level home that offers practicality, privacy, and increasingly, prestige.

FIFE PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE  20TH – 26TH JULY 2025 (Watch/Read/Listen)

PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1WNjdGnQZCwxUJQ1xOQP0a?si=4HOFj6MGQUmBFX1TYVMdoQ

Weekly round up on what’s driving the Fife Property market including a look at recent listings, sales and coming soon:

Article, Podcast and TV Shows written and produced this week are:

EP 185: THE WEALTH CREATION SHOW: Efficiency Improving Strategies (Watch/Listen)

PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mAaTWXxc9PKubARm1HmKd?si=YllcvYXESkCQD1ki41GyCA

A never-ending to-do list, constant interruptions, and a mountain of emails to get through. These are just a few of the many challenges the modern worker faces.

Trying to get through a day can feel like swimming against the current, leaving you exhausted yet feeling like you haven’t accomplished anything.

FPTV (EP 257) SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER: Tips For Family-Friendly Holiday Fun (Watch/Read/Listen)

PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SjWgCUCKDmuCy4JJSFtmt?si=6png1U9TRFy3Qi4JEUTdzQ

If there’s one phrase that every parent dreads in the summer holidays, surely it’s “I’m bored”.

Once the school gates have closed, the usual routines vanish, replaced by weeks of exciting potential for kids, but a real test for parents to come up with family-friendly ideas and make them happen.

Fife Homeowners Pocket £4,238 a Year in Profit Since 2005 (Watch/Read/Listen)

PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4r4DzZYIGLWsevABaYIZYI?si=92XWzK0GS-GZsa82DCVu-g

As we are now half way through 2025, it’s certain the Fife housing market has been more restrained than the post pandemic 24 months of the summer of 2020 through to July/August of 2022, and I believe that the ‘steady as she goes’ outlook will continue into the rest of 2025 and beyond.